Paper-holder.



E. 0. SMITH. PAPER HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 1908..

Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

E" G. SMITH.

PAPER HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAB.19,1908.

943,279. Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

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B. 0. SMITH. PAPER HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED I AR. 19, 1908.

Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

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EDWARD C. SMITH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PAPER-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 14. 1909.

Application filed March 19, 1908. Serial No. 422,161.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Im rovements in a Paper-Holder, of whichthe following is a description.

My invention belongs to that class of devices known as paper holders orthe like, and is adapted to hold paper or any other suitable or desiredmaterial. It is particularly adapted to hold roll material such astoilet paper or the like and has for its objects the production of asimple, efiicient and satisfactory device of the kind described.

To this end my invention consists of the novel construction, arrangementand combination of parts herein shown and described and moreparticularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate like orcorresponding parts. Figure 1 is a cross sectional view of my device.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same taken substantiallyon line 2- 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view takensubstantially on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a partial sectional viewof the same taken substantially on line 4i of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is apartial sectional View of the same taken substantially on line 5-5 ofFig. 3. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a suitable locking device shownin Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a partial perspective view of the key for the same.Fig.8 is a perspective view showing a portion of the casing and materialspindle bearing. Fig. 9 is a cross sectional view of a slightly modifiedform of device taken substantially on 99 of Fig. 10, and Fig. 10 is asectional view of the same taken substantially on line 1010 of Referringto the drawings, a casing is provided preferably comprislng parts 1 and2, the parts being pivotally. secured together in any suitable ordesired manner. The oasing may be made of any desired material,preferably cast metal. As shown the parts 1 and 2 are provided with lugs3 forming hinges, pins 4 or their equivalent for the purpose being usedto pivotally secure the lugs together. Within the casing is arranged amaterial carrying spindle or roll 7, the same being preferably arrangedon a shaft 6, and pivotally supported by the easing. The desiredmaterial such as paper or the like is arranged on Ila-spindle T in theform of a roll as shown at h. with one end extending out through anopening 7) in the casing as at R. The roll of material may be supportedon the spindle in any preferred way, as shown in the drawings thespindle is provided with resilient members 90 which are adapted to holdthe material on the spindle.

Preferably substantially proximate to the opening 5 are arranged in anysuitable way. what may be termed feed-rolls 11 and 13. As shown the roll11 is arranged on a shaft 01' pin 12 and is pivotally carried by part 1of the casing, and the roll 13 is arranged on a shaft or pin 14 andpivotally carried by part 2 of the casing. The roll 13 is preferablymade adjustable relatively to part 2 and resilient means or theequivalent employed to force the roll 13 in contact with or toward roll11. The rolls may be made of any suitable or desired material. rubberanswering the purpose in a very satisfactory manner, or asis obvious therolls may be roughened or otherwise arranged to give a firm hold on thepaper. I

Any suitable means or arrangement may be employed to adjustably securethe roll 13 to part 2 of the casing. As is most clearly shown in Figs. 3and 4 a socket 20 is arranged on part 2 and the shaft 14 estended intothe socket through the 810C 27. a spring 21 being employed toforce roll13 toward the roll 11. A suitable plug 20 or its equivalent for thepurpose may be employed to keep the roll 13 from becoming disconnectedor dropping out of the part 2 of the casing. If desired any suitablemeans may be employed for controlling the pressure of the springs 21 onthe roll 13. as shown a plate 40 and a screw or bolt 41 gives a verysatisfactory construction. The paper from the roll 8 passes between thefeedrolls 11 and 13 as shown in Fig. 1, so that operating the feed-rollsforces the paper from the interior of the casing out to the opening 5 asshown at 8 Any suitable means may be employed to operate the feed-rollsas desired. The construction shown in Figs. 1, 2- and 3 comprises a gear15, on the shaft 12, which meshes with and is operated by gear 16 whichis in turn operated by the thumbscrew or wheel 17 positioned without thecasing. If desired a pawl 28 may be pivotally secured to the casing asat 29 and a spring 30 may be employed. to prevent the feed rolls frombeing turned in a direction other than that adapted to force thematerial from the receptacle.

In the construction clearl shown reference being particularly to Figs.4, 5, and 6, the part 2 of the casing is provided with a flange 2 on theends adapted to lap over part 1, and suitable means employed to lock thecasing parts together so that the contents cannot be tampered with by anunauthorized erson, that is, ofcourse other than operatlng thefeed-rolls to disel'iarge the material through the opening 5. As shownin these figures a movable pin 23 which is provided with a square head24 is positioned andadapted to extend through ,both' parts of thecasing. \Vhen it is desired to openthe receptacle the key 25 is insertedand the member 23 backed out, thus releasing'part- 1 of the casing,while to lock the casing the member 23 is turned into position as shownin Fig. Any suitable means may be employed to prevent the plug or member23 from being turned in or out too great a distance. As shown in thedrawings the cap 22 acts as a stop when the plug is turned off while thelength of the threaded portion of the plug prevents it being turned intoo far.

Any suitable means may be employed to retard therotation of the spindle7 to prevent overrunning of the material during the operation of thefeed-rolls. As shown aresilient member contacts with the .material rollretarding its movement. The plate or washer 37 and resilient member 38serve to retain the .material in aposition where it will not interferewith the gears. In the form shown in Figs. 9 and 10 a gear 33 isarranged on shaft 6, the same being driven through an idler 31 by thegear 16;

In this form the rotation of the material spindle is controlled by thethumb-screw 17 If desired lips 43 and 44 may be provided at the openingin the casing, and if preferred one or both of them maybe providedwithedges suitable for .substantially cutting the material when the same-ispulled against the same. In the preferred form of easing the same, ismade substantially cylindrical with a flat side 1 so that the same maybe secured to a wall by means of screws or their equivalents, the dottedlines in Figs. 1 and 3 representing the wall.- It is thus seen from thedescription and drawings of I my device that I have a materialreceptacle in which the material is securely locked and I cannot betampered with or discharged from the receptacle without operating thefeedrolls. :FOI' this reason the device is not only very economical butis also not likely to get out of adjustment owing to its being entirelyclosed and locked.

Having thus described my invention it is .obvious that variousimmaterial modifications. may be made in the design, construc tion orcombination of parts shown and described without departing from thespirit ofmy invention, hence I do not wish to be understood as limitingmyself to the exact construction shown.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a device of the. character described, the combination with a two part,hingedly connected casing, of a paper roll supporting spindle journaledtherein, a resilient retarding strip secured to one of the inside wallsof the casing and bearing against one end of the paper roll to retardthe movement thereof, there being a paper feed opening formed betweenthe abutting portions of the casing when closed, a pair of feed rollslocated within the casing adjacent said opening, one of said feed rollsbeing yieldingly mounted with relation to the other, gearing forimparting movement to one of said feed rolls, a handle controllable fromthe exterior of the casing and connected to said gearing, means forpreventing reverse movement of said gearing, longitudinally extendingspring strips secured at one of their ends to the material spindle andengaging the inner periphery of the paper roll, a member surrounding thematerial roll and bearing against the opposite end of the paper rollfrom said retarding strip, and a spring surrounding said spindle andbearing between said member and the wall of the casing, said spring andsaid member serving to force said roll against said retarding strip andaway from said gearing.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence oftwo sub scribing witnesses.

' EDWARD C. SMITH.

Witnesses.

ROY W. HILL,

CHARLES I. Conn.

